The calloc function in the glibc package in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6.7 and 7.2 does not properly initialize memory areas, which might allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (hang or crash) via unspecified vectors.
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0176.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84172
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1246713
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1256285
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1293976
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10150
Source: MITRE
Published: 2016-04-08
Updated: 2016-11-28
Type: CWE-17
Base Score: 5
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Impact Score: 2.9
Exploitability Score: 10
Severity: MEDIUM
Base Score: 7.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Impact Score: 3.6
Exploitability Score: 3.9
Severity: HIGH